Coconut Whipped Cream

Coconut Whipped Cream

This is my favorite time of year to eat fruit. All the berries and stone fruit are arriving in stores and markets, not to mention the mangos! I really have to restrain myself around the mangos. And the love for them is seemingly genetic because my kids can’t get enough of them either. My favorite…

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Stuffed Dates

Stuffed Dates

At the beginning of my Whole30, the thing I probably missed the most was cheese.  So when I stumbled upon Nom Nom Paleo’s recipe for macadamia nut “ricotta” I was pretty excited. It is a cinch to make in the food processor and requires less than five ingredients. During the Whole30, I used it to…

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Pumpkin Bread

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The weather has finally cooled off a bit in Northern California and it is starting to feel like Fall.  I know many of you are watching football weekly and you’re in luck!  I just discovered the perfect chicken wing recipe on one of my favorite food blogs.  What set this one apart was the meat…

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Ginger Custard

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The holidays are coming, and as much as I am a fan of Thanksgiving and Christmas, I mean the Hindu holiday of Diwali.  It celebrates the triumph of good over evil (I am simplifying of course – there is a long, complicated, colorful story complete with a wicked stepmother behind the holiday) and is celebrated…

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Mango Ginger Clafoutis

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I have a confession to make.  For someone who adores Indian food like I do, I really don’t like most Indian desserts.  I generally find them too syrupy sweet and too liberally dosed with cardamom and rose water – tastes which I like but require a restrained hand.  So I am always on the hunt…

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